The Dramatization of Bible Stories: An experiment in the religious education of children — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
The Dramatization of Bible Stories: An experiment in the religious education of children
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And it came to pass that the butler and the baker of the
king of Egypt were put into prison at the same time that
Joseph was there, and they were placed in his ward. One
morning Joseph found them both very sad and he said unto
them, "Wherefore look ye so sadly today?" And they said, "We
have dreamed a dream and there is no one to interpret it."
Then Joseph said, "Do not interpretations belong to God?
Tell me your dreams, I pray you." And they told him their
dreams, and he gave them the meaning thereof. To the chief
butler he said, "Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up
thine head and restore thee to thy place." But to the chief
baker he said, "Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up
thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree." And
it came to pass that on the third day Pharaoh gave a feast
to his servants, and he restored the chief butler to his
place, but he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had
interpreted.
At the end of two years Pharaoh dreamed a dream. He was
greatly troubled, and sent for all the wise men of the land
to tell him the meaning of his dream, but there was none
that could interpret it unto Pharaoh. Then the chief butler
spoke to the king and said, "I do remember this day, that
when Pharaoh was wroth with his servants and put both me and
the chief baker into the prison, that we each dreamed dreams
in one night; and there was a young man there, a Hebrew, who
interpreted to us our dreams, and they came to pass as he
interpreted, for the chief baker was hanged and I was
restored to my office."
Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they brought him in
hastily out of the dungeon. And Pharaoh said, "I have
dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it,
and I have heard say of thee that thou canst understand a
dream to interpret it." And Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is
not in me; God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace." Then
Pharaoh said, "In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of
a river; and there came up out of the river seven fat cows,
and they fed in a meadow. And, behold, seven other cows came
up after them, lean and ill favored; and the lean and
ill-favored cows did eat up the fat and well-favored cows.
Then I dreamed again, and, behold, seven full ears of corn
came upon one stalk, and then seven ears, withered and thin,
came up after them, and devoured the good ears."